Key Events Flashcards
Red Scare
When the Government went after the Reds or communists.
The Great Migration
African Americans were mostly farmers and too poor in the south to be able to move. This event was when the racial barrier was broken and blacks moved north.
Labor Strikes
Industrial workers launched strikes to get wage increases.
Palmer Raids
Palmer and Hoover staged raids on the headquarters of suspicious groups.
Race Riots(summer 1919)
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Teapot Dome
Symbol of the corruption from the Harding administration. Fall(an Ohio gang member), rented out and leased private government owned property.
Scopes Monkey Trials
“The Butler Act” made evolution illegal to teach in schools. John scope volunteered to go against this in trial.
Harlem Renaissance
The jazz age rooted in African Americans and inspired jazz in Harlem.
Prohibition 18th and 21st amendments
The 18th amendment called for prohibition, making alcohol illegal. But this created more problems than there were before. The 21st amendment repealed the 18th, making alcohol legal again.
19th Amendment
Guaranteed that all women in any state had the right to vote.